Music-rack for pianos



(No Model.)

\ L. SOULE.

MUSIC RAGK FOR PIANOS.

Patented May 22,1883.

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PATENT OFFICE.

LEANDER SOULE, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MUSIC-RACK FOR PIANOS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,951, dated May 22,1883.

' Application filed December 11, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEANDER SoULE, ofTaunton, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Music-Rack for Pianos, Organs, and the like,of which the following is a specification, reference being bad totheaccompanyin gdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2tional plan.

My invention relates to music racks attached to pianos, organs, and likeinstruments; and it consists in such a rack made up of a bracketconnected to the piano by a vertical axis, and having a jointed arm, averticaljrod sliding in a clamp-sleeve in the outer end of the bracket,and a frame for holding the music at the upper end of the vertical rod.

The bracket F is hinged to supportsff, fast to the front of the piano,so that it can be turned in parallel with the front of the piano orswung out at an angle. In order to keep is a srcthe frame A alwayscentral when in its ad-' jnsted position, the bracket Fis formedin twoparts, f f hinged together at f "a r In many cases the cover G of thekeyboard will strike the frame A of the rack when the cover is lifted orshut down, and for this reason the clamp D is so hinged to bracket F asto allow the frame A to be tilted, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1.This is best effected by means of a balLand-socketjoint, as shown,

patent above named; but

I do claim as my invention- A music-rack for pianos, organs, and thelike, consisting of the bracket F, composed of the two armsf f jointedatf, snpportsff, which serve to connect bracket F to the front of theinstrument-clamp D on the outer end of the arm f and rod B, adjustableverticallyin the clamp D, and frame A, all arranged and combined as andfor the purposes set forth.

' LEANDER SOULE.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Fox,

BENJ. E. WOLOOTT.

